Board Team Development

The objectives of the Board Team Development service are to ensure quality professional development opportunities for board members. This is accomplished by working with boards in onsite training seminars, regional workshops and a series of statewide professional development conferences. In late 2006, this service merged with the Student Support and School Safety Service to include all assistance previously provided by both units.

2008 Primary Numbers

  • Kentucky board members acquired 12,000 hours of training, with 90 percent of the membership exceeding the minimal number of hours as required by the state.
  • 40 boards participated in individual in-district workshops facilitated by KSBA.
  • More than 1,100 persons representing 97 percent of the state’s local public school districts attended the 2008 annual conference. More than 300 persons participated in the 2007 Summer Leadership Institute and more than 200 took part in the 2007 Winter Conference.
  • There were more than 250 on-site visits to boards or individual members.
  • A total of 27 board teams reported they had met the standards and indicators of the ASAP for School Boards initiative and were recognized at the KSBA Annual Conference.

Service contacts: Kerri Schelling, Jean Crowley, Tammie Conaster

Services

  • School Board Member Training Credit – Locally Approved Hours Memo
  • School Board Member Training Credit – Locally Approved Hours Form
  • Academy of Studies
  • Board Member Training Self Study Library
  • Local Facilities Planning
  • Board Member In-Service Training Records
  • Annual Conference, Summer Leadership Institute and Winter Symposium
  • Student Achievement & Community Discussions
  • Provide local boards with information that increases their awareness of student risk factors, barriers to learning and best practices to improves student achievement and other outcomes
  • Broker, develop and provide technical assistance to individual boards on the specific needs of students
  • Coordinate and host the annual Kentucky Safe Schools and Successful Students Conference
  • Represent the needs of at risk students in the legislative process
  • Collaborate with other state organizations to provide training and technical assistance in the areas of parental involvement, school-based health and mental health services, truancy and dropout prevention and extended learning opportunities
  • Direct the Activities of the Kentucky Center for School Safety (KCSS) Training Component
  • KSBA Lighthouse Survey